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Bonewit Chapt 5
The Physical Exam (Allysa Jasper)
Term | Definition |
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audiometer | an instrument used to measure hearing |
ausculation | the process of listening to the sounds produced within the body to detect signs of diesase |
bariatrics | the branch of medicine that deals with the treatment and control of obesity and diseases associated with obesity |
body mechanics | utilization of the correct muscles to maintain proper balance, posture & body alignment to accomplish a task safely & efficiently without undue strain on any muscle or joint |
clinical diagnosis | a tentative diagnosis of a patient's condition obtained through the evaluation of the health history and the physical examination, without the benefit of laboratory or diagnostic tests |
diagnosis | the scientific method of determining and identifying a patient's condtion |
differential daignosis | a determination of which two or more diseases with similar symptoms is producing a patient'ssymptoms |
inspection | the process of observing a patient to detect signs of disease |
mensuration | the process of measuring a patient |
ophthalmoscope | an instrument for examining the interior of the eye |
otoscope | an instrument for examining the external ear canal and tympanic membrane |
palpation | the process of feeling with the hands to decet the sings of disease |
percussion | the process of tapping the body to detect signs of disease |
percussion hammer | an instrument with a rubber head, used for testing reflexes |
prognosis | the proable course and outsome of a patient's condition and the patient's prospects for recovery |
speculum | an instrument for opening a body orifice or cavity for veiwing |
symptom | any change in the body or its functioning that indicates a disease might be present |